Social entrepreneurship development factors in Europe
2017
Shina, I., University of Economics and Culture, Riga (Latvia) | Titko, J., University of Economics and Culture, Riga (Latvia)
Social entrepreneurship (SE) could be a response to societal needs and challenges faced by population during last two decades. Despite the wide range of supporting programmes launched by the European Commission, various barriers to development of social enterprises exist. The present research is a part of a comprehensive study, which was aimed to determine the impact of various tools on the social entrepreneurship level in the EU. The authors in the current paper focused on legal aspects regarding social entrepreneurship and educational and financial support factors. To achieve the established goal, multifactor regression analysis was performed. SE development level and popularity were selected as dependent variables. Research sample included data of 27 European countries. Data processing was performed in SPSS environment. Research results revealed statistically significant relationship between social entrepreneurship volume and SE-related legal framework existence at the national level, as well as training and coaching schemes targeting social enterprises. SE popularity, in turn, is influenced by SE educational activities, grants and business support for established enterprises, as well as collaboration network and free access to market.
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